Love cuddling with your pets on a sofa or armchair, but not so fond of tenacious pet fur sticking to your upholstery? Then head to your bathroom cabinet for a bottle of hairspray. Spray a tissue with a few spritzes, and then wipe off. The hairspray will help the hair to stick to the tissue, and soon your furniture will be as good as new. That is, until your next snuggle session with Fido. Have Read more

A majority of Bella readers admit that they've accidentally taken a beauty product for something else, but apparently Kelly Osbourne is also a member of the mistaken cosmetics brigade. Yesterday, she twittered that she'd accidentally sprayed hairspray instead of deodorant into her armpits "again." Clearly, it's an issue she's run into before. If you've had the misfortune to mistake one beauty Read more

If you like a firm-hold hairspray but don't like the crunch that often accompanies it, I think I might have the perfect product for you. If you also like big hair, voluminous ponytails, and sprays that won't knock out the person next to you on the bus due to the overwhelming fake aroma, you should also listen up. Aveda's new Control Force Firm Hold Hairspray ($26) packs a punch, because when they Read more

Ever experienced hairspray in the eye as the result of a spray nozzle gone wonky? You're not alone. Whether you haven't used your hairspray for a while and it's become crusty, or the spraying stream has gone berserk, the reasoning behind the backup is the resins contained within the product. While these necessary resins are what give the hair its hold and shape, they also have a tendency to Read more

Odd but true: bartender Dani Hamm recently was elected the official "Village Idiot" of Story, IN. She earned this dubious honor by igniting her hairsprayed locks while trying to light a cigarette and drive at the same time. Her prize, oddly, is a $100 tab at the bar where she already works. This may lead to a lot of drinking on the job. Have you ever experienced the flammable side of hairspray? Read more

Do you have patches of sticky layers on your bedroom floor or splotches on your bathroom wall, both of which can be directly attributed to the mist of your preferred hairspray? Does a coating of the sticky liquid line the headrest in your car? (Who, me?) In case you've got some hairspray buildup, I've done some research to find ways to safely remove these tacky spots. To find out what they are Read more